VOL. XLVI

No 29

21-July-2003

MOROCCO

Moroccan MPs Approve Plans For New Body To Boost Oil Upstream, Mining

Moroccos lower House of Representatives approved a bill on 8 July creating the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mining to replace the Office of Mining Research and Participation (BRPM) and the National Office of Oil Research and Exploration (ONAREP), according to a report by Maghreb Arabe Presse agency. Energy and Mining Minister Muhammad Boutaleb said that the bill is part of Moroccos...